The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade . ficial. It preserves thefreshly verdant coloring of the fern, one of its choicest attributes, and it preventsrapid escape of moisture. When Bostonferns (the old type as well as the newerforms) are to be grown into fine speci-mens by constant pot culture throughoutthe summer, it is well to plunge them upto the rim of their pots into tan bark,spent hops or some such material, thepresence of which would counteract anyoverheating of the pots by direct sun-shine as also the rapid drying out of thesoil. Such plants now need careful at-tention ;
The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade . ficial. It preserves thefreshly verdant coloring of the fern, one of its choicest attributes, and it preventsrapid escape of moisture. When Bostonferns (the old type as well as the newerforms) are to be grown into fine speci-mens by constant pot culture throughoutthe summer, it is well to plunge them upto the rim of their pots into tan bark,spent hops or some such material, thepresence of which would counteract anyoverheating of the pots by direct sun-shine as also the rapid drying out of thesoil. Such plants now need careful at-tention ; they do not want too frequentdrenching, nor should they at any timebecome real dry; they should be turnedfrom time to time, repotted when neces-sary and afforded all the space requiredfor the attainment of natural spread andgraceful form. Ferns so grown need alot of extra care, but they are worth it,being much superior to the stock raisedby open bench culture and potted or made up in the fall. For the rapid in-crease of stock, however, no other meth-. for which they are intended. Theseferns will be fine, sturdy, well estab-lished plants at the holiday season. Hardy Perennials. — Where thecrowding of densely spread growth inthe hardy herbaceous border plainlypoints out the necessity of thinning, re-setting, dividing, and probably the mak-ing of an entirely new plantation, thework should be taken in hand now, atleast with such species as are beyondtheir flowering season. There is so lit-tle time in the spring for labor of thiskind and so much risk if performed inthe fall that no better time can be chosenthan the month of August. Most of thestock replanted at this time will givelittle trouble in being started and willbe in fine condition by next fall to carrysafely through the winter. This is alsoa good month for the sowing of seeds ofsuch kinds as are usually propagated inthat way. Some of these will need apricking off or transplanting before win-ter sets in, while others shou
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